Saturday, May 25, 2013

No bake, high raw banana bread bites - vegan and gluten free

These banana bread bites are a blatant rip off of my vegan brownie bites. Fortunately, I think it's acceptable to rip off your own recipes. Plus, when you're on to a good thing, why stop at one variation?

Like the brownie bites, these are made from a short ingredient list and are incredibly easy to put together. However, where the brownies used avocado to bind with coconut flour, these use banana. Instead of cocoa, we have vanilla and spices. Throw in some dates and you have the end result. Truly - that is it.

Add all ingredients to a food processor and mix to combine. Process until smooth and starting to clump together. (You could probably make these without a food processor too, if you chop the dates finely and mash the banana well.)

Transfer to a small silicon baking dish, or metal dish lined with baking paper. Set in the fridge for at least 4 hours. Slice, and serve.

Mr Bite photo bombing!

Bananas aren't my favourite fruit, but in this format, we get on just fine. In fact, we get on so well that I'm wondering what else bananas could be used to create. Banana bread nut truffle balls, I am thinking of you...

You weren't kidding. What a short ingredient list! This sure sounds like a healthy snack I wouldn't mind eating all day long. Haha Mr. Bite clearly couldn't wait to try it ;). I LOVE to add bananas to baked goods! The other night, I made balsamic glazed cauliflower, and it turned out superb!

I don't eat many bananas on their own but they always seem to make their way into the house - I made a banana bread last week that fell apart but tasted great - though I cooked mine and am thinking of doing some variations on it - unlike you I usually think chocolate will improve any baking rather than taking chocolate out of it :-)

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